
More Animals
Add more life and variety in your world with new animals.
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About this Mod
Have you ever felt that Minecraft’s world can feel a little quiet at times?
That the forests, rivers, and beaches look alive, but uhm don’t always sound or move alive?
More Animals was created to change that.
This mod brings new animals and small details into the game to make the world feel more vibrant, immersive, and alive while staying true to the vanilla style we all love.
From curious raccoons sneaking around your camps, to butterflies fluttering through meadows and forests, to crocodiles lurking in swamps, every creature is designed to feel like it naturally belongs in Minecraft. With it's own set of features.
Alongside the mobs, MoAnimals also adds new environmental touches like duckweed that grows across calm water, giving lakes and ponds more atmosphere.
⚠️ Development Status
More Animals is currently under active development.
Things will change, features are being tested, and not everything is polished yet. If you’d like to grow with the mod, now’s the time to join in.Every contribution is welcome, whether it’s code, ideas, bug reports, or feedback.
✨ Current Highlights
Animals
- 🦆 Ducks – swim naturally on water, often in groups
- 🐊 Crocodiles – powerful predators lurking in swamps and rivers
- 🦋 Butterflies – lively insects that flutter through flower fields
- 🐌 Snail - slowly moving creatures that sometimes drop slimeballs
- 🐧 Penguins – social animals found in cold regions, moving in groups
- 🪶 Ostriches – fast, powerful runners roaming warm and dry biomes
Currently Disabled
- 🦝 Raccoons – curious scavengers that can interact with items
Most of these have some variants, these can be added/extended easly over datapacks.
How the Animals work and how to add variants is all explained in the wiki over on Github.
Other
- 🪷 Duckweed – generates on flat water surfaces, adding more variety to lakes and ponds
🔮 Planned & In Development
- 🐦 Seagulls – noisy flock animals found near coasts and shipwrecks
- 🦌 Deer / Deerling – peaceful forest dwellers, forming herds
- 🦉 Owls – nocturnal birds with unique flight and sounds
- 🐹 Hamsters – small pets with playful behavior
- 🐻 Bears – strong wilderness predators with territorial instincts
- 🦫 Capybaras – social semi-aquatic animals found near rivers and lakes
🎯 Vision
The goal of More Animals is to expand Minecraft’s ecosystem with vanilla-friendly animals that don’t just exist, but behave in ways that bring new depth to exploration and survival.
Future updates will add more species, interactions, and mechanics to further enrich the gameplay.
Available Versions
How to Install More Animals on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.5).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "More Animals". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
More Animals server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is More Animals compatible with fabric and neoforge?
More Animals officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with More Animals – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if More Animals consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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